3.13 Improve Your Business Skills

1. Understand how to assess the benefits of improving your business skills and knowledge

1.1

Explain how developing particular skills and knowledge can lead to potential improvements to your business success

1.2

Assess potential difficulties that might hinder developing your business skills and knowledge and how to deal with them

1.3

Compare and assess the benefits and costs of different methods of developing your skills and knowledge and decide which are likely to be the most beneficial for your business

2. Understand how to develop and monitor a plan for improving your business skills and knowledge

2.1

Set personal targets for self development which are in line with your business plans and financial budgets

2.2

Create a self development plan and explain how and when it will be monitored to make sure it continues to meet your business needs

2.3

Plan how to evaluate the effectiveness of your own development and its impact on your business

Unit aim(s)

Details of the relationship between the unit and relevant national occupational standards (if appropriate)

• YS3 : Improve your business skills

Details of the relationship between the unit and other standards or curricula (if appropriate)

Not applicable

Assessment requirements specified by a sector or regulatory body (if appropriate)

Assessment to be based on naturally occurring evidence or realistic work environment

Endorsement of the unit by a sector or other appropriate body (if required)

Supported by SFEDI

Location of the unit within the subject/sector classification system

Name of the organisation submitting the unit

OCR

Availability for use

To be used only by the following partners engaged in the SFEDI Framework project when developing Business Enterprise Qualifications

CMI, Edexcel, IAB, ILM, NOCN, OCR, VTCT